Selilitan, Layman term for Food Impaction

Brass, trivial issue that always make people curious and restless if you have not managed to resolve it is selilitan. Fibers of meat stuck between teeth are often considered embarrassing, even the term awamnya selilitan often considered elite alias plebeian.
Whereas this problem is not exactly trivial, because selilitan are not addressed can lead to more serious effects such as tooth decay. In the medical world too, a condition that often makes people curious and draw her with a toothpick is also a more specific designation memuliki cool.
"Selilitan that in the medical world, we call food impaction," said drg Day Sunarto, SpPerio (K), Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Periodontology (fiery) Commissariat Jakarta, in a media gathering at the Hotel Grage Sangkan Pepsodent, Kuningan, West Java, and written on Thursday (21/02/2013).
Food impaction or food impaction occurs when the tooth lost contact with each other so tenuous because there is no gap or distance. The causes vary, usually because one tooth pulled and there was a shift. It could also be due to some teeth lengthwise so that it becomes flat.
It could also be because of aging. The elderly, for example, his teeth were loose so much easier selilitan. The cause is resorbsi that occurs as the effects of aging. Resorbsi occur not only in the teeth, but also in the bone, one of which can lead to osteoporosis.
Cavities in between teeth can make food easily snagged or selilitan. If not immediately cleaned, then selilitan will decay and become a very popular medium of germs that cause cavities and other dental problems.
The most important thing when having selilitan is immediately clean the rest of the food was stuck. Could use a toothpick, but it is more advisable to use dental floss or dental floss because it is more practical and does not damage the tissues supporting the teeth.
Sources: http://health.detik.com/read/2013/02/21/071551/2175640/763/